melting

Meanings

• verb

  The process of becoming liquid or melting, typically due to the application of heat.

  - "The chocolate melts in your mouth."
  - "The ice melts on a hot summer day."

• noun

  A state of being liquid or melted.

  - "The wax reached a molten state."
  - "The lava flowed like a river of molten rock."

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Synonyms

found , thaw

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with melting
drying , lying , spying , trying

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Variants

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Forms

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melts, melted, melting

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Etymology

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Old English smeltan, smelan; related to smol, smalt, 'soft, pliable' and smol, smel 'smoke'. The past participle melting is derived from the past tense and past participle of melt.

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Trivia

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1. Melting is the opposite of freezing.

2. The melting point of water is 0 degrees Celsius or 32 degrees Fahrenheit.

3. The process of melting is essential for the digestion of food in the mouth.

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Related Concepts

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1. freezing: The opposite process of melting, where a substance becomes solid due to the loss of heat.

2. evaporation: The process of changing from a liquid to a gas, often due to heat.

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Culture

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Melting is a common process in nature and is often used metaphorically to describe emotional or psychological changes. In literature, melting is used as a symbol of transformation, such as in Robert Frost's poem 'Mending Wall', where the speaker describes the wall as 'falling all the inner day, / And I, too, alone, / Hearing at my work the only sound / That says I'm alive: / I'm still alive.

How to Memorize "melting"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a block of ice slowly melting in the sun, or a piece of chocolate melting in your mouth.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'melting' with the feeling of warmth and transformation.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym MELT to remember the definition: M - Melting is the process of becoming liquid, E - Often due to heat, L - Leading to a liquid or molten state, T - Transformation of a solid substance.

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